Letter to the Editor: As the Superintendent and the Vice President of the Toledo-Tama Kiwanis, it was an absolute pleasure to be able to host the Kiwanis Senior Awards and Fine Arts Banquet at our High School. It was great to see our students recognized for their academic accomplishments and ...
Letter to the Editor: Governor Branstad was elected by an overwhelming majority of Iowans last year. He is sticking to a key component of his campaign, a two-year state budget. Many “experts” point out both pros and cons to a 2-year process and they are neither strongly for, or against it. ...
Letter to the Editor: I am to urge the Iowa legislature to support maintaining Iowa’s preschool program and to support a 2% increase in allowable growth for education funding for the 2011-2012 school year. School districts cannot maintain current services to students with 0% allowable growth ...
Letters to the Editor: Julie Roe’s attack against State Senator Steve Sodders regarding his stance on HF657, a ban on abortions after 20 weeks, is full of misinformation. First of all, the “medical science” claiming that a fetus feels pain at 20 weeks is inconclusive. Many studies have ...
Letter to the Editor: A recent letter by Julie Roe makes a number of false and misleading statements. In 2009, there were 6 abortions performed after 20 weeks in the state of Iowa. Six. Moreover, Dr. Carhart might not even come to Iowa. He announced his intentions almost 7 months ago. Where ...
Dear Editor This legislative session the Fetal Pain Awareness Bill HF 657 was introduced to eliminated abortions after 20 weeks, more than halfway through pregnancy, with the backing of medical science that a baby at the stage can feel intense pain and is able to live on its own outside the ...
Dear Editor, Most Iowans recognize that Iowa’s crop and livestock products play a major role in global food security. As a leader in the Iowa Soybean Association (ISA), I have taken several trips to foreign countries and have seen firsthand the growing importance of increasing a farmer’s ...
Letter to the Editor: Budget gridlock in Des Moines hits working families across Iowa Enough with the games!!! This is getting personal and is just plain wrong. This started a few years ago. I have a close personal friend that lost her job with the State of Iowa. She was a court reporter. She ...
To the Editor, As we recover from the recession, giving our kids the best education possible is important. That’s the only way our children and our communities can compete for the jobs of the future. Now is certainly not the time to cut off any new state support for our local schools. We ...
Dear Editor: Question about voting? If a 80 year old republican white woman goes to vote and has know photo ID because she doesn’t drive anymore. Will the republican poll watcher send her home? What is more important voter registration card or photo ID? Once the new districts are approved. ...